BRAINWAVES

How To Return To Work After A Stroke In 2010, Jennifer Kirchen had an ischemic stroke (a vessel supplying blood to the brain was blocked). It left her paralyzed on her right side. She was unable to walk, talk, eat or take care of herself. Fortunately, she sought...

How Brain Injury Can Affect Mental Health May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but like most of these “months of recognition,” this requires everybody’s attention year-round. Be that as it may, we’re exploring the link between many mental health issues and brain...

May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to raise understanding about the risk factors and prevention of stroke.

May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to raise understanding about the risk factors and prevention of stroke.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a time to come to terms with the fact that distracted driving now accounts for more than 400,000 accidents per year.

With the help of his girlfriend and caregiver, Cole, Jason Bedford walked across the finish line at the 2023 Run, Walk & Roll.

With so much uncertainty about the economy, nobody knows what tomorrow will bring, but if you follow Michelle McKay’s advice, it will cost less than you think.

Adding color to your meals not only makes your plate look beautiful, but it can help you live a healthier life.

One of the most visible effects of funds raised is the organization’s ability to present the annual Rays of Hope conference for survivors of brain injury and caregivers for free

Once again, Encompass Health is fielding a Run, Walk & Roll team. Brain Waves explores this bond with Mara Goodman, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS, Brain Injury Team Leader, Encompass Health Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital

On July 26, 2017, Larry Koehn was at a job site retrofitting part of Phoenix North High School that was to become a culinary education area. He was not feeling great, felt a bit dizzy…

Jim Ledgewood’s story is known to many in the Arizona brain injury community.